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Lucid Group (FRA:CH2A) Beneish M-Score : 47.30 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Lucid Group Beneish M-Score?

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 47.3 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for Lucid Group's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:CH2A' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.22   Med: 9.37   Max: 74.93
Current: 47.3

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Lucid Group was 74.93. The lowest was -1.22. And the median was 9.37.


Lucid Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lucid Group's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Lucid Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Lucid Group Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - 24.06 -1.22

Lucid Group Quarterly Data
Dec19 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.37 3.28 1.70 -1.22 47.30

Competitive Comparison of Lucid Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Lucid Group's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Lucid Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Lucid Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lucid Group's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Lucid Group Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of Lucid Group for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 56.9412+0.528 * 0.8648+0.404 * 1.1786+0.892 * 0.8499+0.115 * 1.0081
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4022+4.679 * -0.074683-0.327 * 0.8218
=48.49

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €116.8 Mil.
Revenue was 158.921 + 144.107 + 129.132 + 139.257 = €571.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was -213.492 + -231.876 + -310.998 + -373.751 = €-1,130.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €4,447.3 Mil.
Total Assets was €8,185.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €2,934.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €233.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €777.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €953.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €2,128.1 Mil.
Net Income was -626.39 + -599.503 + -591.148 + -705.386 = €-2,522.4 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 5.625 + 29.538 + 55.316 + 36.618 = €127.1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -475.405 + -435.161 + -481.226 + -646.43 = €-2,038.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was €2.4 Mil.
Revenue was 139.569 + 243.281 + 197.412 + 92.08 = €672.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was -327.92 + -337.554 + -299.996 + -184.476 = €-1,149.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €3,847.9 Mil.
Total Assets was €6,781.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €2,368.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €190.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €652.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €948.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €2,159.0 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(116.776 / 571.417) / (2.413 / 672.342)
=0.204362 / 0.003589
=56.9412

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(-1149.946 / 672.342) / (-1130.117 / 571.417)
=-1.710359 / -1.977745
=0.8648

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (4447.277 + 2934.156) / 8185.278) / (1 - (3847.923 + 2368.696) / 6781.71)
=0.098206 / 0.083326
=1.1786

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=571.417 / 672.342
=0.8499

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(190.012 / (190.012 + 2368.696)) / (233.327 / (233.327 + 2934.156))
=0.074261 / 0.073663
=1.0081

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(777.455 / 571.417) / (652.398 / 672.342)
=1.360574 / 0.970337
=1.4022

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((2128.088 + 953.781) / 8185.278) / ((2158.984 + 947.973) / 6781.71)
=0.376514 / 0.458138
=0.8218

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(-2522.427 - 127.097 - -2038.222) / 8185.278
=-0.074683

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Lucid Group has a M-score of 48.49 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Lucid Group (FRA:CH2A) Business Description

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7373 Gateway Boulevard, Newark, CA, USA, 94560
Lucid Group Inc is a technology and automotive company. It develops the next generation of electric vehicle (EV) technologies. It is a vertically integrated company that designs, engineers, and builds electric vehicles, EV powertrains, and battery systems in-house using our own equipment and factory.

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